Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

engineering drawing, improve their threedimensional (3D) visualization skills, and to teach the fundamentals of a computer aided design.The students meet with the instructor twice a week in the laboratory during this three-credit-hoursemester-long course with each class lasting two hours long. Each class is scheduled to deliverthe lecture first after which the students are allowed to complete their assigned homework andask questions as needed. The students learn the principles of orthographic projections and applythe principles to multiple view drawings by hand during the first four weeks of a fourteen-weeksemester. A 3D computer aided parametric modeling tool, CATIA, is then introduced after handdrawing, followed by auxiliary and section views

Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

the schoolprovides the environment with a desirable behavior for the system. We call the academic controlobjective the "Operator."This paper focuses on the agent system by building a simple dashboard tool that will collect students'information about their progress through the curriculum in a program and will generate advisingrecommendations. The agent logic employs principles used in project management tools designed tohelp the students complete their degree plan sooner. For example, it would provide a visualizationmap of course sequences, customized for each student, making advising adjustments that willoptimize the time to obtain the degree under a constrained set of resources. At the same time, theagent system provides feedback to the

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity, FYEE Conference Sessions

; Besterfield-Sacre [14] employed model-eliciting activities as assessments ofundergraduate engineering students’ problem-solving capabilities. Despite these studies, it isstill difficult for educators to implement authentic summative assessments for first-year studentsin design classrooms. Thus, many educators employ more authentic tasks for formativeassessments and projects, but not for summative assessment.While assessing students’ engineering design process, first year engineering students are alsodeveloping the affective and regulatory competencies required for engineering success, such asself-efficacy in design, in math, and in engineering overall. Self-efficacy is skill-specificconfidence in one’s ability to succeed in spite of difficulty [15

Collection

2018 Mid Atlantic Section Fall Meeting

Authors

Yasser R Salem, Graduate student; Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia

undergrad in electrical engineering from Yanbu Industrial College.He worked in Saudi Aramco as instrumentation and communications engineer at King AbdullahUniversity of Science and Technology (KAUST) in water plan project. He worked asinstrumentation and control engineering at Marafiq Company in Technical service Department.Today, he is continuing his master degree in electrical Engineering at University of the Districtof Columbia in communication track. His interesting in cybersecurity.Auther2 Dr. Paul CotaeDr. Paul Cotae, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering is the Director of the PhDProgram at SEAS and Director of the SEAS Research Center. His research is in DigitalCommunication, Information theory, Statistics and Applied Mathematics

Collection

2018 Mid Atlantic Section Fall Meeting

Authors

sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung; Vazgen Shekoyan

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Diversity

project examined the effect of using working memory utilization improvementstrategies in terms of a clear demarcation of episodic memory in free body diagram constructionand semantic memory in equation building in engineering and technology introductory physicsclasses. Within a technology class, the ESL students having familiarly in translation weredeemed to be a separate group as indicated by the regression Cook’s distance in the assessmentdata. The same assessment task for the calculus physics students majoring in engineeringshowed only one group/population even though the class had twice as many bi-literate students.Whether bi-literacy could predict physics learning is another interesting hypothesis, especiallywhen languages would include

Collection

2018 Mid Atlantic Section Fall Meeting

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Diversity

. Sorby and A. F. Wysocki, Introduction to 3D Spatial Visualization: An Active Approach. New York, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2003.9. “Spatial Visualization Skills (SVS): Learn More,” ENGAGE Engineering. [Online]. Available: https://www.engageengineering.org/spatial/whyitworks/learnmore. [Accessed: Aug. 27, 2017].10. J. Segil, B. Myers, J. Sullivan, and D. Reamon, “Efficacy of various spatial visualization implementation approaches in a first-year engineering projects course,” in 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2015.11. R. B. Guay, Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Rotations. West Lafayette, In: Purdue Research Foundation, 1976.Maxine Fontaine Ph.D.Maxine Fontaine is a Teaching Assistant

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Auta Hernandez; Guadalupe Mendez; John Lindsey; Joshua Rivers; Bailey Walker; Jason Church; Mary Striegel; Jafar Al-Sharab

Session CIEC 421Experimental designThe exterior wood for this project was provided by Mr. Jason Church from the National Centerfor Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT). This wood is 78 years old and it was madeof cedar and had an application of at least two to three layers of previous stain and paint on itssurface. Samples were cut using a table saw in rectangles approximating 7.5x14.1 centimeter.Four samples were needed for each brand’s five application methods: a, b, c, and d. Sample ‘a’was used at the control for each set, not placed into the QUV. Scraping and sanding wasperformed to remove the previous paint layers. After this process, sample labels were solderedinto the back of each sample in order to be able to differentiate them

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Mohammad Uddin; Keith Johnson

believed that the success of a university is based on the successof its graduates. Given the projective shortage and demand for future engineers in the UnitedStates, it is vital that the retention rate and interest in pursuing Engineering disciplines isincreased. With that said, academic advising can make a huge difference in the lives and Proceedings of the 2019 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2019 American Society for Engineering Education Session ETD 355persistence to graduation for engineering students. Academic advisors can intervene withstudents who are considering dropping out and

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Te-Shun Chou

, Effective Strategies. Editorial Projects in Education Inc. Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/media/eperc_qualityteaching_12.11.pdf14. Froyd, J. and Simpson, N. 2008. Student-centered learning addressing faculty questions about student centered learning. Course, Curriculum, Labor, and Improvement Conference, Washington DC,BiographyTE-SHUN CHOU is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University.He received his Bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering at Feng Chia University and both Master’s degree andDoctoral degree in Electrical Engineering at Florida International University. He serves as the program coordinatorof the Master program in Network Technology for the Department of Technology

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

William Shapiro

manufacturing, Accenture .Biographical InformationWilliam Shapiro has worked in manufacturing for over 30 years. He has held several positions including DesignEngineer, Field Service, Maintenance Technician / Supervisor, Engineering Manager, Manufacturing TechnicalDevelopment Engineer, and Project Manager, some of which while pursuing a degree at night. He has worked forsmall privately held companies and large corporations whose facilities performed operations ranging frommachining and heat treating, the design and build of custom automation machinery, and a 7 days per week, 3 shiftsper day automotive foundry. He has overseen the installation of several million dollars’ worth of equipment. Hewas involved in the one of the most automated sand core

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Pranav A. Bhounsule; Ahmad Taha; Sebastian Nugruho

). Robotics camps, clubs, and competitions: Results5.   Check infrastructure/tools well in advance: It goes from a US robotics project. Robotics and Autonomous without saying that all computers and kits need to be Systems, 75, 686-691. checked in advance. Also, be ready with a few spares [9] Whitman, L. E., & Witherspoon, T. L. (2003). Using for emergencies (e.g., broken sensor, brick). LEGOs to interest high school students and improve K12 stem education. change, 87, 76.   Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Gulf

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez; Arturo Fuentes; Stephen Crown

] U.S. Census Bureau (2017), (2012), An Experimental Investigation of the https://www.census.gov/ Innovation Capabilities of Undergraduate [2] Wikipedia (2017), https://www.wikipedia.org/ Engineering Students. Journal of Engineering [3] Duderstadt, J.J. (2008), Engineering for a Education, 101: 60–81. doi:10.1002/j.2168- Changing World: A Roadmap to the Future of 9830.2012.tb00041.x Engineering Practice, Research, and Education, [13] Sullivan, J. F., Carlson, L. E. and Carlson, D. W. The Millennium Project, The University of (2001), Developing

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa; Mukul V. Shirvaikar

Miled, Z., “Attached Learning Model for First Digitaltopic of current interest to a number of new and experienced System Design Course in ECE Program,” ASEE Annualfaculty in electrical and computer engineering. This paper Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana (Juneprovides valuable information for faculty members and 2016).committees investigating such a course of action. A survey of [11] Yilmazer, N., Yilmaz, M., and Seker, R., “A Project-commonly used pedagogy, curriculum placement and pre- Based Hands-On Digital Logic Course,” ASEE Annualrequisites is presented. The document also analyzes the Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC (June

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael R. Gardner; Nina K. Telang

. Using Second Language Acquisition Techniques Tables 1-4 contains the complete results of the statistical to Teach Programming - Results from a Two-Yearanalysis. Project,” in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2017. [2] J. Harmer, “The practice of English language6. Discussion teaching,” London/New York, 1991.The work in using SLA approaches published by Frederick et [3] N. F. Davies, “Receptive Versus Productive Skillsal. reports

Conference Session

Track: Learning Spaces, Pedagogy, and Curriculum - Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Learning Spaces, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

implementation approaches in a first-year engineering projects course,” in 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, USA, 2015.12. R. B. Guay, Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Rotations. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue Research Foundation, 1976.

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Zeng, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; John R. Duncan, Clemson University

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Women in Engineering

International Technology Education Association, American Society of Engineering Education, and WEPAN.John R. Duncan, Clemson University John Duncan is currently a faculty member in Clemson University. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Human Resource Education and has completed as Masters in Education (2001) and an MBA (1991). John has complete a broad base of statistical coursework ranging from basics to Item Response Theory and applied those skills in quantitative and qualitative research projects resulting in numerous publications and presentations at national and international conferences. The previous research includes the use of virtual

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Tufenkjian, California State University-Los Angeles; Ethan Lipton, California State University-Los Angeles

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

enhancethe STEM pipeline by increasing student awareness of engineering and the work done byengineers, developing a sense of appreciation for the contribution made by engineers, andinspiring them to pursue STEM careers.The impetus for this specific project stems from the creation of the National Center forEngineering and Technology Education (NCETE), which is one of the National ScienceFoundation’s Centers for Teaching and Learning. One of the primary goals of the NCETE is toinfuse engineering design, content, problem solving and analytical skills into K-12 STEMeducation in order to increase the quality, quantity, and diversity of engineering and technologyeducators. In turn, this will enhance students’ understanding of engineering and the

Conference Session

Academic Boot Camp

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Brittain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Reginald Bryant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lincoln Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robbin Chapman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Shaundra Daily, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Hampton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ishara Mills-Henry; Aisha Walcott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

better serve all graduate students.Bibliography1. Chicago, T. N. O. R. C. a. t. U. o. Retrieved from http://www.norc.org/ On November 15, 2006.2. Hermond, D. (1995) Measuring the Retention Strategies of a Minority Engineering Program: A Service QualityPerspective. Journal of Engineering Education3. McAfee, L.C., Ferguson, D.L. (2006) Status and Experiences of Minority Graduate Students, PostdoctoralFellows, and Faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines." American Society forEngineering Education Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (June 19, 2006, ASEE Paper 2006-2177).4. National Center for Education Statistics. Projections of Education Statistics to 2015 (NCES 2006–084). U.S.Department of Education. Washington, DC

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo are presented.Methodology and ResultsWhen doing any such “data-mining” project, it is important to have prepared appropriatequestions in advance. If you simply look at large datasets looking for any possible correlations, itis possible to find “statistically significant” results that are due simply to random fluctuations.Instead, it is better to approach the database with specific questions in mind. The keys fordeveloping appropriate questions are found in the fundamental concepts of Levitt and Dubner.Specifically, we would like to draw your attention to the second concept: that conventionalwisdom is often wrong. This far reaching concept has proven a most useful tool for developingquestions to be

Conference Session

What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

the presentation of knowledge, application, andcorrection all occurred in a limited time frame it was possible for the student to examine andrestructure their thinking process before it solidified. Furthermore, this opportunity toimmediately organize and apply their knowledge often sent students back to the presentation ofinformation for further reflection in order to gain a deeper understanding.ConclusionsThe impact on the student learning environment of the involvement of students in the web-basedgame design process was one of the greatest outcomes of the project. The impact was at leastthreefold in terms of providing mechanisms for student learning through teaching, for fostering astudent learning environment that is manageable for

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramesh Prasad, University of New Brunswick-St. John; Ryan Munro, University of New Brunswick-St. John

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

implementedfor the use with the oxygen bomb calorimeter experiment for sophomore Engineering studentsin Thermodynamics course. The use of these two software programs (data acquisition and dataanalysis programs) allow the fast and accurate analysis of the heat of combustion of a given fuelsample, allowing the student to have a greater insight into this process. The application of thedata acquisition and analysis programs of this project is applicable to almost any experimentwhere several different temperatures are required to be recorded and analyzed in the educationof undergraduate students in an introductory thermodynamics course.Examination of the temperature ~ time plot (Figure 4) shows temperature fluctuations of about± 0.1 deg C in temperature data

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

inquiry-based methodologies. In this project, the Signals and Systems class is beingtotally redesigned. Using Microsoft Excel® and Matlab®, in-class exercises have beendeveloped to motivate and demonstrate key concepts in Signals and Systems. This process hasbeen incremental with some changes made every year and was first described in “Studio-BasedSignals and Systems”. The current paper reports on the status of this transition and, mostimportantly, concentrates on an assessment of the effectiveness of the changes based on theSignals and Systems Concept Inventory (SSCI) published by Buck et al. Using the SSCI in apre- post-test format, we quantified the gain in concept understanding that the students get fromthis new classroom format. It also

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ristroph, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

allow users to do everythingbut select insert columns, so students cannot move the check cell away from the answer cell andreplace it with one of their choosing. Making the checked cell both locked and hidden preventsits formula from being seen. If students are permitted to look at the formula to determine the an-swer, then do not make the check cell hidden.Professors can make cheating even more difficult by using random number generators to provideproblems for each student that have the same logical structure, but different parameters. For ex-ample, one student’s problem might have an initial investment of $100,000, whereas another stu-dent’s might have a cost of $103,000 and a slightly different project life. Students still can mimicthe logic

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

recognizes this shared responsibility.4,5 University curricula are expected to lay the corefoundations for all outcomes in the BOK, but employers are expected to provide avenues for fur-ther professional growth of their employees. In the current draft document, achievement of learn-ing outcome levels in the post-baccalaureate but pre-licensure phase of a civil engineer’s profes-sional life is called for in outcomes related to contemporary issues, risk/uncertainty, sustainabil-ity, project management, communication, ethics, public policy, business and public administra-tion, teamwork, leadership, lifelong learning, and attitudes. The current thinking is that state li-censing boards will validate the learning that occurs during the pre-licensure

Conference Session

Software and E-learning in the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Mihir Sen, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

from both Mechanical Engineering and ElectricalEngineering. Adaptation of the course focused on changes to accommodate the fact thatstudents were only undergraduates from a variety of majors, and to accommodate aquarter-based academic calendar rather than semesters.Students attended a weekly laboratory session which involved using hardware and/orsoftware to implement, and discover the limitations of, the various algorithms discussedin class. One such laboratory required students to work with students at the otherinstitution in order to complete the project. Students were assigned to teams includingstudents from both universities. Each team was required to create an algorithm whichwould control the temperature of a system at the remote site. To

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Mark Nelms, Auburn University; Regina Halpin, Program Evaluation and Assessment

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that they hadused the hands-on activities as they integrated the engineering concepts and one teacher reportedusing them as challenging activities as well. Other than for instructional purposes, 5 of theteachers reported using the materials for other purposes. One teacher responded to a grantproposal to purchase additional fuel cell cars and materials for his classroom, two teachers havestudents working on science fair projects relating to the alternative energy concepts, and threeteachers have conducted professional development workshops at their school for their fellowmath and science teachers. As for accountability, all of the teachers reported their lesson planswere reflective of the state science curriculum standards and those teachers

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Marchetta, University of Memphis; Edward Perry, University of Memphis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

groups will be discussed along with a learning styles assessment conducted for the students in both classes. Also, two online learning objects were selected to assist students for two different concepts in two courses to assess whether the instructors choice of the learning objects was an important factor in helping students master course competencies.IntroductionIt has been well established in the literature1-3 that engineering students are typically visual ratherthan verbal learners. Nonetheless, engineering instructors still rely heavily on the traditionallectures to teach students. While lectures are often accompanied by sketches on the chalkboardor pictures projected onto a screen, the primary instructional tool is

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghodrat Karami, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

), 2006, pp.157-170.8. A. Dellar and P.B. Steif, Learning Modules for Statics, International Journal of Engineering Education, 22(23), 2006, pp.381-392.9. L. Glenn Kraige and D. Morris, Recent changes in engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Polytechnic and State University, International Journal of Engineering Education, 16(5), 2006, pp.436-440.10. I. E. Eronini, Multiple-feature/Multidisciplinary design project in an introductory engineering mechanic course, International Journal of Engineering Education, 16(5), 2006, 16(5), pp.417-422.11. M. Neghaban, Results of implementing a computer based mechanics readiness programs in Statics, International Journal of Engineering Education, 16(5), 2006, pp.408-416.12

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heiko Merle, Darmstadt University of Technology; Joerg Lange, Darmstadt University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

shows the server side and client side logged data from a sixfold webpage. Whereasthe server logs only fetches six URL’s, the client side clickstream supplies considerably moreinformation. The disability of the server to capture client side clickstream events necessitatesto record this immediately from the client. Since the Wiki-Engine is a browser basedsoftware, the clickstream will be directly recorded in the browser. As common browsers donot save the user’s attributes it is required to develop a special browser extension thatmonitors and saves the data that is needed. Here as well an existing resource can be used(clickstream recorder CSR3). On the client’s side also an open source project software, anextension for the well known Mozilla based

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Carpenter, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

material where students had had a limited amount of time to process the material or when material was not covered in depth, expecting complete mastery of the material was not considered reasonable. • The Proficiency Exam Protocol is useful in assuring that students have mastered essential basic material. It is not useful in assigning course grades. In courses where The Proficiency Exam Protocol has been used, course grades were assigned based on a weighted score of homework, projects, and standard examinations. Find the bar forces in all the members of the truss. Indicate whether members are in tension or compression.3m 10 kN